Nas, Sean Paul & Koffee Among Artists Confirmed For BBC’s Big Weekend 2020

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

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From Friday, May 22nd, to Sunday, May 24th, BBC will be hosting the 2020 Big Weekend festival online. They are promising that this will be one of the biggest digital concerts, with confirmed appearances by the likes of Nas, Coldplay, Koffee, Sean Paul, Stormzy, Rihanna and many more top-tier artists.

The show is scheduled to start at approximately 7:00 PM UTC on the 22nd. Listen all weekend on BBC Sounds and watch selected performances on BBC iPlayer. For more information visit bbc dot co dot uk.

Nelly & Ludacris Are Confirmed For Verzuz This Saturday! (@verzuzonline)

Posted on May 13, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

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So far Verzuz, the live streaming song competition, which puts one artist’s catalogue up against another, has featured music from Teddy Riley, Babyface, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott.

This Saturday, May 16th, it’s the turn of hip-hop heavy-weights Nelly and Ludacris. Songs from the men will go head to head, starting at 7:00 PM EST. All the links to stream the showdown are available HERE.

R&B Legends Betty Wright And Little Richard Passed Away On The Weekend

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

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With an onslaught of updates about the corona virus pandemic dominating the airwaves, many people may have missed the news about the passing of two R&B legends: Betty Wright and Little Richard.

Betty Wright, who is known for hits like ‘thank you for the many things you’ve done’ and ‘no pain no gain,’ died from cancer on Sunday, May 10th at her home in Miami. She was 66 years young.

As for Little Richard, he passed away on Saturday, May 9th, from complications related to bone cancer. He was 87.

India.Arie Shares Visuals For ‘Welcome Home’ (@indiaarie)

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

A few hours ago India.Arie premiered the visuals for Crazy and Sacred Space, two of the songs featured on her 2019 Worthy album. Both clips were released together, as one, in the form of a short film titled Welcome Home.

Click here or on the image above to watch the video and remember to like, comment and share.

Mary J. Blige’s New Thriller Movie “Body Cam” Comes Out On May 19th (@maryjblige)

Posted on May 11, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

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R&B artist Mary J. Blige will star in “Body Cam,” a new horror thriller film being released under the Paramount Players banner on May 19th. It was directed by Malik Vitthal and produced by Matt Kaplan.

According to SF Gate, “Body Cam” centers on several LAPD police officers who are haunted by a malevolent spirit that is tied to the murder of a black youth at the hands of two white cops, all of which are caught on a body cam video that was destroyed in a cover-up. Watch the trailer here.

This Saturday Erykah Badu Will Go Up Against Jill Scott In The Verzuz Challenge (@verzuzonline)

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

After the success of the Teddy Riley / Babyface music challenge in April, the organizers are gearing up to do it again. This time around they are highlighting two of the biggest female R&B stars: Jill Scott and Erykah Badu.

Songs from the ladies will go head to head this Saturday, May 9th, starting at 7:00 PM EST. All the links to stream the showdown are available HERE.

Canadian Music Week 2020 Now Cancelled! (@CMW_Week)

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Maria Jackson 27 Magazine

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After initially rescheduling from May to September in the early weeks of the COVID-19 crisis, Canadian Music Week 2020 is now officially cancelled. CMW CEO Danya Dixon emailed conference and festival attendees last night, May 4th, to confirm the news.

All ticketed concerts have been refunded or are in the process of being refunded, according to CMW.